Landowner David Hampton planted larch pines in a Douglas fir forest in Oregon in the shape of a giant, 300 feet smiley face 🙂

Every autumn, the larch pines turn orange, and the smiley face stands out.

@marcioaleks this is so cute I cant, they made the trees into just a little guy 

@marcioaleks The German edition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_swastika?wprov=sfla1 🙄

Fortunately destroyed in the meantime.

Forest swastika - Wikipedia

@der_raDDler @marcioaleks the Hakenkreuzwald was my first thought too. I might be wrong but there might be others out there too. The one you referred to wasn’t noticed for years. And there’s also a mountain range (or maybe it’s trees now I look at it again) though I couldn’t determine if it was a real photo or not. Not that I tried much. I know of a little plot of land that is maintained to have a happy face. Like a crop circle I guess.
@marcioaleks Galle is a crater on Mars :)
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This maybe like what you were seeking @lauraritchie ??

@cogdog That and tacos. :)

Always time for a good taco!
(I need to carve time to write some blog posts!)

@marcioaleks

Do we know where in Oregon this is? I would love to create a time-lapse of the face fading in and out of the course of a year.

@jcarlson @marcioaleks It's between Spirit Mountain Casino and the Willamina turn-off, visible while driving eastbound, to the right of the road.

@Klaxun @marcioaleks

Thank you!

45.04122624847127, -123.52074780335823

@Klaxun @marcioaleks

Yarg. Not quite big enough to show up on Landsat, at least, not in enough detail to tell it's a smile.

@jcarlson @marcioaleks Here it is on Google Maps. It's definitely big enough to show up, but I had to rotate the view 180° or so to get it right side up, and the picture was taken at the wrong time of year.

@Klaxun @marcioaleks

Yeah, I can see it on ordinary satellite. I was just hoping it could be recognized from Landsat, so that I could get frequent enough images of it to show a good time lapse, but no luck.

@jcarlson @marcioaleks
Bummer. Your idea sounded like a cool project!

@Klaxun @marcioaleks Maybe I'll do it anyway, just for kicks.

"watch this fuzzy orange patch appear and disappear!"

@jcarlson
Be sure to tag me in it when you do, so I can glory in the fuzz.
@jcarlson @marcioaleks It's apparently west of Sheridan just off of Highway 18/22. Looks like there's a viewpoint right on the highway itself for checking it out! (If you look up Smiley Face Hill on Google Maps you'll be able to find it quickly!)
This giant smiley face of trees greets drivers in Polk County every fall

The smiley face, located near Willamina, was designed and planted in 2011 using Douglas fir and larch trees.

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@marcioaleks I love it, especially as it appears to be on a hill so that people can see it without being in the air.
@marcioaleks similar idea, Simi Valley has Happy Face Hill. It’s always nice to see it after a long drive; tells me I’m almost home. https://www.conejovalleyguide.com/welcome/happy-face-hill-in-simi-valley-has-brought-smiles-to-118-fre.html
Happy Face Hill in Simi Valley Has Brought Smiles to 118 Freeway Drivers Since 1998 — Conejo Valley Guide | Conejo Valley Events

Perhaps the most visible cultural icon in Simi Valley is "Happy Face Hill" seen by westbound drivers on the 118 freeway just west of Kuehner Drive . Although Northridge gardener Sonny Klamerus does not own the land used to display his creation that has been there since 1998, apparently

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